not to mention this is the dumbest topic in the history of the Superbowl. Who cares who does steroids. Everyone on the field uses steroids or HGH. You think all players in the NFL get to be 6-4 260 lbs and run 4.4's naturally?

not to mention this is the dumbest topic in the history of the Superbowl. Who cares who does steroids. Everyone on the field uses steroids or HGH. You think all players in the NFL get to be 6-4 260 lbs and run 4.4's naturally?

Link?, I know Jevon kearse at 6' 4" 255 was beyone fast, but it's not the norm for guys to run a 4.4 forty @ 260 LB's

The guy who he supposedly contacted to get this stuff was on ESPN Radio this afternoon (Van Pelt/Russillo Show) and claims that this stuff is as natural as "steak and milk", and that it "should not be a banned substance".

But it is not a question of "should not be". If it IS banned, and Lewis used it then there's a problem. And it's a problem whether or not banned substances are widely used (wink, wink) or not, because, if this can all be substantiated it is now public knowledge, and public perception means something, though perhaps not to Ray Lewis.

Lewis's next stop is in Canton, he'll go in whether this is all verified or not. This isn't baseball, after all.

This is a non-story. The amount of IGF-1 in deer antler is almost negligible. The only way to get the real effects is to inject it.

Also dermal applications (patches, sprays) only absorb at about 10% of the substance that is in whatever you're using.

In typical OTC deer antler, they contain 30 ng of IGF-1 and on cycles people use 50-100mcg a day. So that's over 1,000x the potency and if the dermals only absorb at 10% then they'd need 10,000x the amount you'd get from a single dose of OTC stuff. I'm not sure if there's really any kind of "mega potent" deer antler extract because that's the only way it'd be plausible.

Also, how is a player using any kind of PED surprising in the least? If they didn't, it would takes players a lot longer to come back from injury. There wouldn't be people like Suggs come back perfectly fine 6 months after an ACL tear.

You can NOT compete with the best of the best in any professional sport without PEDs. Not cycling, not baseball, not football, not tennis (have you seen the Williams sisters for christs sake?), not track, etc etc. All of the top level players must use something these days to compete.

The planet has never seen the strength and speed of todays players. Not even close.

Last night on NFL Total Access, Ian Rapoport proved the guy behind this is a liar and is only out to promote his products. Rapoport went on to say that he tried to push his products at the Senior Bowl a few years ago, players have already sued him for lying about them using his products and he's looking for players and teams to help promote him and his products. The funny thing is, the NFL already tests for that substance. Why is it just coming out now? Ironic that at the biggest day for media access, this guy comes out with this story. Just look at the timing. Make sure this comes out on Media Day and during Super Bowl week. The guy's trying to get fame and fortune and recognition for himself. I think he's lying and is only trying to look out for himself and not trying to "tell the truth".

You can NOT compete with the best of the best in any professional sport without PEDs. Not cycling, not baseball, not football, not tennis (have you seen the Williams sisters for christs sake?), not track, etc etc. All of the top level players must use something these days to compete.

The planet has never seen the strength and speed of todays players. Not even close.

He probably has taken/is taking something, but THIS particular story is clearly not true. 1) The accuser is a know con-artist and 2) IGF-1 cant be absorbed orally (it's the equivalent of trying to get drunk by dipping your balls in a glass of whiskey). So basically this is a non-story without any better evidence than "he's bigger and stronger than he should be", which applies to basically every NFL player outside of Chad Hall.